Live: Sensex\, Nifty Decline; Wockhardt Down 5% Post Q1

Live: Sensex, Nifty Decline; CSB Bank Down 7%
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Live: Sensex, Nifty Decline; CSB Bank Down 7%

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Buzzing Stock: CSB Bank

  • Second worst performer on the Nifty Smallcap index
  • Declines as much as 9.7% to Rs 212
  • Biggest single-day fall in five months
  • Snaps four-day losing streak
  • Today's volumes are 37% higher than its 20-day average
  • Had gained 10% in the last four trading sessions
  • Trades 30% below its 52-week high of Rs 313 and more than 130% higher than its 52-week low of Rs 95.6 on March 25, 2020
  • Return potential of the stock as per Bloomberg data is 16.4%

Earnings Reaction: Wockhardt Q1FY21

  • Revenue down 18% to Rs 598 crore
  • Net profit of Rs 760 crore from net loss of Rs 55 crore
  • Ebitda loss of Rs 72 crore from Ebitda gain of Rs 1 crore
  • Exceptional gain of Rs 1,470 crore from sale of branded generics business to Dr Reddy's
  • Emerging Markets business revenue flat at Rs 139 crore. EM business contributed 21% of global revenue.
  • U.S. business revenue down 39% to Rs 114 crore and contributed 17% of global revenue.
  • U.K. business revenue down 3% to Rs 218 crore and contributed 33% to global revenue.
  • India business revenue down 48% to Rs 116 crore and contributed 18% of global revenue.
  • Net debt-equity as on June 30, stood at 0.31
  • All numbers compared on a year-on-year basis

Shares fell as much as 5.1% to Rs 312.55, the biggest single-day fall in five months.

Markets At Noon

  • Benchmark indices see volatile moves
  • Nifty down 0.8% at 11,558
  • Sensex down 0.6% at 39,219
  • Nifty Bank down 1.9% at 24,059
  • Nifty Midcap index down 2.1%
  • Nifty Smallcap index down 3.7%
  • India Volatility Index up 16.7% - the most since May to 21.42.
  • Nifty Media extends losses as the top sectoral laggard; down 4.4%
  • Nifty Pharma, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Metal decline over 2% each
  • Nifty Auto down 1.8%
  • ONGC remains the top Nifty gainer; up 2.4%
  • IndusInd Bank is the top Nifty laggard; down 5%
  • 38 out of the 50 Nifty constituents are declining

Buzzing Stock: Adani Gas

  • Worst performer on the Nifty Midcap index
  • Declines as much as 9.8% to Rs 168.3
  • Biggest single-day decline in over five months
  • Has declined only twice in the last six trading sessions
  • Trading volumes are at par with the stock's 20-day average
  • Nearing its 50-Day Moving Average at 159.3
  • Down 16% from its 52-week high of Rs 196.5 on August 26, 2020
  • Both analysts tracking the stock have a buy recommendation
  • Return potential of the stock as per Bloomberg data is 9.9%

Nifty Media Index Is The Top Sectoral Laggard